Folding bed



J. B. BETTEGAR.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, 1920. Patented Feb. 8 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Z I W/ INVENTOR 7'5. Beffeyar J. B. BETTEGAR.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR.20, 1920.

1,368,101. Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

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JOHN B. BET'IEG-AR, 013 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING BED.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN B. BETTEGAR, acitizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a folding bed adapted, when open in position for use,to provide a usual bed frame and arranged to be folded so as to have theappearance of a different article of furniture such as a buffet orsideboard.

It is the object of the invention to pro vide a construction of thischaracter of few parts and which may be readily operated.

Further objects of the invention will be readily understood from thefollowing de scription of the accompanying drawings in which- Figure lis a perspective view of the bed in folded position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the bed frame extended into position foruse before the mattress has been unfolded.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the mattress partially unfolded.

Fig. *1 is a similar view with the mattress unfolded and the bed inposition for use.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a framentary secti the line7-7 of Fig. 4.

In the present embodiment of the inven tion I have shown the bed, whenfolded. arranged to have the appearance of a buffet or sideboard,although it will be obvious that the bed may be arranged, when thusfolded, to have the appearance of any desired aron taken on ticle offurniture of the same general conformation.

The folding bed comprises a head. member forming the main portion of thebuffet, a foot board forming the front of the body of the buffet, andside boards comprising pivotally connected sections arranged to befolded within the head board and engaged at the respective ends of theside boards to the head member and to the foot member. I

As an instance of this arrangement, the head member may comprise a bodyconsisting of a rear wall 1 and side walls 2; a top extending upwardlyfrom the rear portion of the body thus formed and, preferably,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. April 20, 1920. Serial No. 375,345.

comprising a rear wall 3, side walls 4, a top 5, and a front 6. Theupper end of the body portion of the buffet in front of the upwardlyextending top is, preferably, closed by a top surface 7 having hingedconnections 8 with the upwardly extending top of the buffet, so thatsaid top surface may be swung upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, when the bedis extended into position for use.

The foot board of the bed consists of a panel 9, the outer surface ofwhich may be formed to represent drawers or the like, this foot boardbeing arranged, when folded, to

close the front of the body portion of the buffet. For this purposerecesses 10 may be provided at the front open side of the head boardinto which the foot board is moved when the bed is folded, the upperedge of the foot board being, preferably, provided with a lip 11 overwhich the front edge 12 of the top surface 7 may be engaged when the bedis folded to retain the foot board in its folded position.

The hollow space within the head member of the bed is adapted to receivethe folded mattress and the folded side boards of the bed when thelatter is in its folded position. As an instance of this arrangement theside boards of the bed may each comprise sections 13 and 14 pivotallyconnected at their ends as by a hinge connection 15, this hinge beingshown asa strap hinge and so arranged that the sections of the sideboard may be folded inwardly along side one another with their outersurfaces adjacent one another. When the bed is unfolded the side boardsthus formed are swung from their position along'sideone another to aposition with their ends end to end thereby providing the longitudinallyextending side boards as shown in Fig.2.

For this purpose the ends of the side boards. thus formed, are providedwith hinged connections with the head member and with the foot board ofthe bed respectively. These hinged connections are shown respectivelyat.16 and 17, the hinges, preferably, being usual strap hinges. Thehinge 16 between the head member and the, side board may be secured tothe side wall 2 of the headmember, and the hinge 17 at the opposite endof the side board is, preferably, secured to the rear surface of thefoot board 9.

By the construction as thus described it will. be seen that when the bedis in its the front of the head member and the side boards will bereceived within the head member behind the foot board with the sectionsof the respective side boards folded along side one'another, and when itis desired to extend the bed into position for use the foot board maybedrawn outwardly thereby un-' folding the sections of the .side boardsuntil they assume a position with the sections in longitudinal alinementthereby providing a usualbed frame. Suitable casters 18 may be providedupon the foot board, and the head member may also be provided with theusual casters.

The mattress for the bed frame, thus provided, is arranged to be foldedwlthin the head member when the bed 1s in its folded position and isadaptedto be unfolded on to the bed frame when the bed is extended foruse. The mattress.maycomprise the usual box mattress having the foldingsections 19 and .20, each of these sections cemprisinga usual base frame.21 having the upturned edges 22 and upon which the usual springs 23 aremounted, the springs being covered by the usual mattress 24; having itsedges connected to the .side edges 22 of. the base frame. The sectionsof the mattress'are hinged together at their ends as by the hinges 25having the respective straps thereof secured to the abutting ends of therespective base frames of the mattress sections, the parts being so anrangedthat the hinged meeting edges of the mattress. sections extendtransversel f of the bedframewith the mattress sections adapted to befolded one upon the other with their mattress surfaces adjacent oneanother.

The mattress ispivoted within the head member of the bed so that thehead section of the mattress may be swung down upon the bed frame andthe foot sectionof the mattress then swung down upon the bed a frame,the side boardsof the latter, for. this purpose, belng tending ledgesprovided with inwardly ex- 26 upon the respective sections thereof uponwhich the mattress is adapted to rest when in position for use upon thebed frame. As an instance of this arrangement, the head section of themattress-is provided at 1ts opposlte sides with pivotal connections withthe side boards of the head member, these pivotal connections being,preferably, arranged approximately midway of the length of the headsection of the mattress, so that the mattress sections, when folded uponone another, will be sup ported in vertical position within the headmember as shown in Fig. 6; Each of the pivotal connections for the headsection of the mattress may comprise a bolt 27 extending through theside wall 2 of the head mem her and having a bracket 28 journaledthereon, said bracket having its end 29 extending 7 upon the other andsupported in vertical position withln the head member of the bed,

and the side boardsof the bed frame will be folded with their sectionsone against the other within the head member of the bed in front of thefolded mattress, and the foot board of the bed will be folded within thefront open end of the head member in front the folded mattress and'sideboards to provide a front closure for the head memher. The top surface 7of the head member being lowered over the edge of the foot member, whenthus folded, an article of furniture is provided completely disguisingthe true character of the bed.

il henit is desired to use the bed as such. the top surface 7 beingswung upwardly and the foot board 9 being drawn outwardly, the sideboards will be extended to provide a usual bed frame upon which thesections of the mattress may beunfolded.

7 Various changes may be made without departing from th spirit of theinvention as claimed. 7 i

What is claimed is: V 1. A folding bed comprising a head member forminga recess, a foot member, foldable side boards having hinged connectionsat their respective ends with the head member and the foot member, amattress comprising head and foot sections arranged to be foldedone uponthe other, and pivotal connections between the respective sides of thehead section ofthe mattress and said head memher. V

2. A folding bed comprising a head memher, a foot member, hinged sideboards pivotally connected to thehead and foot meml ers, and a foldingmattress pivotally mounted on the head member.

3. A folding bed comprising a head member forming a recess, afootmember, hinged side boardspivotally connected to the head and footmembers, and a folding'mattress pivotally mounted. in the recess of thehead i name tot-his specification.

JOHN B. BETTEGAR.

